Acanthogonatus juncal

Acanthogonatus juncal is a mygalomorph spider of Argentina and Chile, named after its type locality: Juncal, Los.

Andes. A. juncal is the smallest two-clawed Acanthogonatus (most similar species: A. huaquen and A. quilocura, have a cephalothorax length of over 8 mm, compared to less than 4 mm in A. juncal.

Description

 * Female: total length 9.47 mm; cephalothorax length 3.77 mm, width 3.09 mm; cephalic region length 2.44 mm, width 1.98 mm; fovea width 0.45 mm; medial ocular quadrangle length 0.42 mm, width 0.76 mm; labium length 0.32 mm, width 0.84 mm: sternum length 2.01 mm, width 1.74 mm. Its cephalic region is slightly convex, with a recurved fovea with a posterior median notch. Its labium possesses no cuspules. A serrula is present. Its sternal sigilla is small and oval; its sternum rebordered weakly. Chelicerae: rastellum is absent. Its cephalothorax, legs and palpi are a uniform yellowish brown colour; its venter is more pallid, while its dorsal abdomen is mottled.

Distribution
Juncal, Los Andes, Chile, a dry shrubland. Specimens were collected from small burrows at stone edges.